Cisco sues Apple over use of iPhone name (AP)   11 Jan 2007 06:15 GMT

AP - Apple Inc.'s much-ballyhooed iPhone was unveiled this week after 30 months and millions of dollars in top-secret development. But the sleek new iPod-cellular phone combination could wind up costing the company a lot more.

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Skype says time is not ripe for cell phone version   11 Jan 2007 05:55 GMT
Company's CEO says the cell phone world is not ready for a version of Internet telephone service that can be downloaded on any mobile phone.
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Skype says time is not ripe for cellphone version (Reuters)   11 Jan 2007 02:55 GMT

Reuters - EBay Inc's Skype believes the cell phone world is not ready for a version of its Internet telephone service that can be downloaded on any mobile phone, because of high carrier charges, the company's hardware and software business development chief said on Wednesday.

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Cisco sues Apple over iPhone name (AFP)   11 Jan 2007 02:24 GMT

AFP - US computer network giant Cisco announced it has sued Apple Inc. to stop it from naming its versatile new cellphone iPhone, saying it has owned the trademark for several years.

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Research In Motion shares regain some ground, Rogers mum on its plans (Canadian Press)   11 Jan 2007 01:58 GMT
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - As technology lovers continue to enthuse about Apple's newly announced cellphone, industry observers say the IPhone won't likely stop Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) and its BlackBerry products but could slow their momentum.
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Softbank, Credit Saison to issue credit cards (Reuters)   11 Jan 2007 01:34 GMT
Reuters - Japanese wireless operator Softbank Corp. (9984.T) and credit card issuer Credit Saison (8253.T) plan to team up to issue credit cards linked to customers' mobile phone accounts, a person familiar with the deal said on Thursday.
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Cisco sues Apple over iPhone name (Reuters)   11 Jan 2007 01:29 GMT

Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc. on Wednesday sued Apple Inc. over its use of the iPhone trademark, a day after Apple shook up the cell phone market by unveiling its sleek mobile phone using the name claimed by Cisco.

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Cisco sues Apple over iPhone name (AFP)   10 Jan 2007 23:50 GMT

AFP - US computer network giant Cisco announced it has sued Apple Inc. to stop it from naming its versatile new cellphone iPhone, saying it has owned the trademark for several years.

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Apple has urge to converge   10 Jan 2007 23:27 GMT
Steve Jobs delivered this year’s Macworld Expo keynote to an over-capacity crowd. He boasted that the Mac’s PowerPC-to-Intel transition had been completed in seven months, grinned about having sold half of new Macs to newcomers to the platform, and then he said, “Let’s move on.”
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Apple's iPhone a threat to mobile operators?   10 Jan 2007 23:07 GMT
The iPhone could prove to be tough competition for Verizon Wireless' and Sprint Nextel's mobile music and video services.
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